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Canadians Lead Qualifying at
IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals

By Summit FastNews

CAYUGA, Ont. - Two Canadians led professional qualifying on the first
day of the IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals. Rob Atchinson (Funny Car) and
John Konigshofer (Sonoco Pro Stock) claimed their first provisional pole
positions. New track records were established in all professional
categories on the new track surface at the renovated Toronto Motorsports
Park, Cayuga, Ontario.

Atchinson, of London, Ont., re-set both ends of the Toronto Motorsports
Park track record with a 5.847, 238.43 en route to top spot in Funny Car.

Konigshofer, of Otterville, Ont., ran a 6.579, 211.93 to pace the
quickest-ever Sunoco Pro Stock field. Frank Gugliotta was the sixteenth
qualifier with a 6.665.

Number one qualifiers in other professional categories include Clay
Millican, Drummonds, Tenn., in Top Fuel; Shannon Jenkins, Tuscaloosa,
Ala., in Pro Modified and Steve Stordeur, Goshen, Ohio, in Screamin' Eagle
Harley-Davidson.

Qualifying continues Saturday at Noon with championship eliminations
Sunday. The ACDelco Canadian Nationals is the eighth stop on the
twelve-race Hooters IHRA Racing Series.